Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] with his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oriental dragons were not bloodthirsty like the Worms in England , and a pretty story tells us that the beautiful colours of autumn leaves are a result of a nearby dragon yawning and tinging them with his warm breath , before settling down to his winter hibernation . |
| 2 | Little Paul spends a short time at Mrs Pipchin 's ( on the recommendation of Miss Tox , a former child-boarder ) , where he is not quelled as the others are , but thoroughly discomfits her with his sharp questions and grave stare . |
| 3 | Jonathan prodded her with his average-sized weapon . |
| 4 | She looked disappointed , so Toby had obviously disarmed her with his usual charm , and had probably promised some expenses , too . |
| 5 | He covers it with his other hand , draws his fists apart and holds them for GUIL . |
| 6 | You are then obliged to play a Spade from the dummy and East will win it with his 10 and cash his winning Club for the setting trick . |
| 7 | She raised her hand and stroked his face , and he caught it with his own , turning it over so that it was palm up , and kissing it . |
| 8 | Sam McAughtry , who first took his seat on this stage back in 1985 , will delight us with his humorous and heartwarming tales of life in the Tiger 's Bay district of North Belfast , while the best-selling author of ‘ To School Through the Fields ’ Alice Taylor , comes to us from County Cork with stories of life as a youngster on an isolated farm in that county in the '40s . |
| 9 | He has fooled even us with his pleasant talk to the Men all these years . |
| 10 | He passed her , holding his face away from every shouted word , interspersing them with his own but not loud enough to be heard : ‘ Stop it , ’ ‘ This is destructive , ’ ‘ Do n't say these things , ’ until in the middle of the hall he thrashed the coat repeatedly against the floor , yelling louder than he had ever done . |
| 11 | Former New Seekers singer Lyn Paul was linked with him briefly and , in a ‘ kiss- and tell ’ interview , said , ‘ I think every time he took a girl out he compared her with his former wife , Gabrielle , and none of them came up to scratch . ’ |
| 12 | He bewildered her with his easy lovemaking , with the sensations that he called up so easily from way inside her . |
| 13 | I lead a life unassociated with the physical labours that are the proper countryman 's contribution to his surroundings and which integrate him with his own creations . |
| 14 | Cecil crept up behind Sam and poked him with his over-sized weapon . |
| 15 | and glues it with his own juices . |
| 16 | The murderer had done it with his bare hands . |
| 17 | She had dealt with the guilt years ago and put it behind her , but here he was , reviving it with his ruthless logic . |
| 18 | Iago works on Othello 's vision-interpretation until he replaces it with his own . |
| 19 | And you and I , perhaps , we can look back to a day in our life when it was our birthday , as far as that is concerned and God filled us with his Holy Spirit , we received the gift of the Holy Spirit , we were baptized in the Holy Spirit . |
| 20 | He tried to hit me , kept pummelling me with his podgy fists , but he could n't summon up the necessary enthusiasm . |
| 21 | On our return the Agent had gone and the women were calm , unlike Bustos , that foolish puppy , spinning at my feet and fixing me with his heartbroken eyes . |
| 22 | While you were deceiving your husband Proopsie with lawyer Phillip Levy , he was all the time deceiving you with his true love , Meli . |
| 23 | Then , when his owner wanted to catch him she would grab the rope which was trailing on the ground , and take possession of his head before he managed to rear up on her or kick her with his hind legs . |
| 24 | But , although he beat her , she refused to help him with his evil plan . |
| 25 | The French still use the word ‘ negre ’ for a ghost-writer because Dumas quite openly used other authors to help him with his colossal output . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , yes , please ! ’ returned Sally-Anne , and then caught her breath again , when he turned his head , presenting her with his beautiful , undamaged profile — he must have been an absolute stunner before he was disfigured . |
| 27 | He remembered the night before , when Dorian had watched him with his bright blue eyes , half wondering , half afraid . |
| 28 | Larry accepts this explanation and links it with his vague memories of the death world . |
| 29 | After the reports have been discussed by the ACP I pass the report , together with the views of the ACP to the Leader of the Party who no doubt will then wish to discuss it with his Consultative Committee . |
| 30 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |